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Oct
12
2025
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Valguero Ascended – The Return of a Legend

By Louis Bang Bang
Valguero Ascended - by Wildcard
With Valguero Ascended, one of the most legendary maps in ARK: Survival Ascended returns—and brings new legends with it. Face the ancient guardian Grendel, discover the mystical Elderclaw, tame the deadly Mega Raptor, and steal the Deinonychus nests hidden in the snow-white cliffs. New creatures, new mechanics, new dangers—Valguero is more beautiful, more alive, and a little more deadly than ever before.
Oct
04
2025
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ARK Survival Ascended Update October 2025

By Louis Bang Bang
Mega Raptor
Fresh news on ARK: Survival Ascended: The latest patches bring stability, while ExtraLife 2025 promises Dino TLCs. With Valguero Ascended, the mighty Elderclaw, the Lost Colony cinematic, and a new community creature for Genesis 1, major content is just around the corner.
Sep
11
2025
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Lost Colony: Arat Prime and Zombies

By Louis Bang Bang
Lost Colony - Zombies - by Wildcard

What is Lost Colony?

Lost Colony is a canonical expansion pack for ARK: Survival Ascended that bridges Extinction to Genesis and ultimately to ARK 2. The focus is once again on Mei Yin, voiced by Michelle Yeoh, whose story is told through cinematic anime sequences from the renowned studio MAPPA (including Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man).

Aug
09
2025
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Valguero Ascended with Elderclaw

By Louis Bang Bang
Valguero - Release 30. September 2025

With Valguero Ascended, ARK: Survival Ascended will receive another map on September 30, 2025, which is already known from the ASE version. The release was originally scheduled for the end of August but has been postponed by about a month.

Jul
21
2025
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Megaraptor – The New Shadow Hunter in ARK

By Louis Bang Bang
Metaraptor
Starting at the end of August 2025, players of ARK: Survival Ascended on the mod map Valguero will be joined by a particularly fearsome predator: the Megaraptor. As the winner of the ninth Community Creature Vote, it enters the field not as a classic muscle-bound beast, but as a deadly hunter from the shadows – with entirely new mechanics and a playstyle that centers on stealth attacks, fear, and psychological effects.
Jun
16
2025
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Ragnarok Ascended: The legendary ARK map returns

By Louis Bang Bang
Ragnarok
With the release on June 18, 2025, one of the most popular maps in the ARK community makes its comeback: Ragnarok Ascended will officially launch for ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) – completely overhauled, modernized, and developed specifically for Unreal Engine 5.5 for the first time. Instead of a simple port, players can expect a complete remake created in close collaboration with the original mod developers Excited Kangaroo and Jackson Lawrence.
Jun
05
2025
0

Unreal Engine 5.5 is LIVE (ARK Patch Notes v66)

By Louis Bang Bang
Unreal Update 5.5

With patch v66, ARK: Survival Ascended takes a significant step forward: The migration to Unreal Engine 5.5 improves the technical foundation for better performance, stability, and visual quality. Individual DLC maps can now be installed or removed separately – a plus for storage and mod management. Also new is the cross-platform backup system for single-player, which allows for automatic backups, as well as a performance-optimized graphics preset on PC that prioritizes framerate over graphics.

Jun
02
2025
0

Happy Birthday ARK & Unreal Update

By Louis Bang Bang
The Party Starts On 2nd June (by Wildcard)
ARK: Survival Ascended will celebrate its 10th anniversary on June 2, 2025, with a major update (4. June). In addition to an event featuring new skins, chibis, and emotes, the update brings the long-awaited transition to Unreal Engine 5.5 – with noticeably better performance, shorter loading times, and new building options. Even older graphics cards are expected to keep up. Additionally, there will be new structures, a new map ("Lemnokis"), and important changes for mods and modders.
May
13
2025
0

Update: Unreal Engine, Ragnarok with Bison

By Louis Bang Bang
Release Date by Wildcard

ARK: Survival Ascended – Unreal Engine 5.5, Ragnarok, and new creature delayed until June

Studio Wildcard has introduced the upcoming content for ARK: Survival Ascended and confirmed that there will be expected delays: The Unreal Engine 5.5 upgrade, originally scheduled for May, will now be released on June 2. The release of the popular map Ragnarok Ascended has been postponed to June 18.

This month, the focus is on three central elements:

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